Domesday Book Translation
Translation of Great Domesday Book Folio 379r WEST RIDING In the geld of the city of York are 84 carucates of land, which TRE paid, each of them, as much geld as 1 house in the city. Of these, the archbishop has 6 carucates [belonging] to the farm of his hall. In Osbaldwick, the archbishop 6 carucates. In Murton [in Osbaldwick], 4 carucates. In Stockton on the Forest, the archbishop 3 carucates. In the same place, 3 carucates. In Sandburn, 3 carucates. In Heworth, 3 carucates. In the same place, Count Alan 3 carucates. In Gate Fulford, Count Alan 10 carucates. In Clifton [near York], the archbishop 8½ carucates. In the same place, Count Alan 9½ carucates. In the same place, the archbishop 37 acres of meadow. In Rawcliffe, Seaxfrith had 2 carucates. In the same place, the king 1 carucate. In Overton, Count Alan 5 carucates. In Skelton [near York], the archbishop 3½ carucates. In the same place, the king 2 carucates and 6 bovates. In the same place, Count Alan 2 carucates and 6 bovates. In 'Mortona' [in Overton], Arnketil had 3 carucates. In Wiggington, the archbishop 3 carucates. Within the circuit of the city, 3 carucates. Thorfinnr and Thorkil held them. 'SKYRACK' WAPENTAKE In OTLEY , a manor, Pool, Guiseley, Hawksworth, and another Hawksworth [Thorpe, in Hawksworth], Baildon, Menston, Burley in Wharfedale [and] Ilkley, the archbishop 60 carucates and 6 bovates. Also in "GEREBURG" WAPENTAKE are these BEREWICKS of Otley: 'Stubham' [in Ilkley], Farnley [in Otley], Middleton [in Ilkley], Nether Timble, Denton, "Estone" [in Lindley], Clifton [near Newall] [and] 'Bikerton' [in Newall with Clifton].
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